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lacolith

lacolith is the alternative form of laccolith.

Meaning of laccolith

Noun

laccolith (plural laccoliths)

  1. A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.
  2. A mass similar to lopolith but concave up.

Forms of lacolith

plurallacoliths

Questions about lacolith

What is lacolith the alternative form of?
Lacolith is the alternative form of laccolith.

Words near lacolith in the dictionary

  1. lacmoid
  2. lacmus
  3. Lacnapan
  4. LACNIC
  5. Lacock
  6. lacolith
  7. lacoliths
  8. Lacomb
  9. Lacombe
  10. Lacombe County
  11. Lacombs

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